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spinetail.

Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.

  2. Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

  3. A ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).

    US · dialectal
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From spine + tail.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.